In June 2007, Mike Nifong, the prosecutor in the Duke University Lacrosse Team rape case, was disbarred for unethical conduct related to his actions in that attempted prosecution. The chairman of the disciplinary committee blamed Nifong’s “political ambition,” a “self-serving agenda,” and ...
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Iggers, Jeremy
Part of the reason my criminal case became such a travesty is that the assigned prosecutor, Matthew P Banach, was on vacation during the time when the discovery process should have been underway. I would like an explanation for this catastrophe, and an explanation for why the State’s Attorne...